, mu ##rch ##ison , sho ##al ##haven , quadrant and qui ##ber ##on , while hm ##as ships man ##oor ##a , west ##ral ##ia and kan ##im ##bla also provided support . = = = early planning and commitments = = = during the early years of the cold war , australian defence planning assumed that in the event of the outbreak of a global war between the western world and eastern bloc countries it would need to contribute forces under collective security arrangements as part of the united nations , or a coalition led by either the united states or britain . the middle east was considered the most likely area of operations for australian forces , where they would most likely operate with british
, murchison, shoalhaven, quadrant and quiberon, while hmas ships manoora, westralia and kanimbla also provided support. = = = early planning and commitments = = = during the early years of the cold war, australian defence planning assumed that in the event of the outbreak of a global war between the western world and eastern bloc countries it would need to contribute forces under collective security arrangements as part of the united nations, or a coalition led by either the united states or britain. the middle east was considered the most likely area of operations for australian forces, where they would most likely operate with british